Befume

/bɪˈfjuːm/ verb

Definition

To fill or surround something with smoke or fumes.

Etymology

Formed from be- (causative prefix) + fume (smoke or vapor). Fume comes from Latin fumus meaning smoke, and the be- prefix was attached to create a verb meaning to envelope in smoke.

Kelly Says

Medieval apothecaries and alchemists would 'befume' rooms with herbs and incense—it wasn't just about smell, but about the idea of completely surrounding something with vapor as a kind of treatment or ritual.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንደ እሳት (en-de es-at)
en-de es-at
ARالعربية
تدخين (tadkhîn)
ta-dkhîn
BNবাংলা
ধূমপান করুন (dhóm-pán korun)
dhóm-pán korun
CACatalà
fumigar
foo-mi-gar
CSČeština
fajdit
faj-dit
DADansk
røg
røg
DEDeutsch
verqualmen
ver-kwal-men
ELΕλληνικά
Κατατηςες (κατάταξις)
ka-ta-ta-ksi-s
ESEspañol
enfumar
en-foo-mar
FAفارسی
دود (dýd)
dýd
FISuomi
savustaa
sa-vu-staa
FRFrançais
enfumer
en-foo-mer
GUGU
ધુમ્ર (dhómra)
dhóm-ra
HAHA
baci
ba-chi
HEעברית
לִדְמוֹם (li-dàm)
li-dàm
HIहिन्दी
धूम्रपान करना (dhómra-pán karna)
dhómra-pán kar-na
HUMagyar
füstöl
füs-tól
IDBahasa Indonesia
memerahkan
me-me-ra-hkan
IGIG
n'eche
n-e-che
ITItaliano
fumigare
foo-mee-ga-reh
JA日本語
煙草を吸う (tabako o suu)
ta-ba-ko o soo
KKKK
қасыр
qasyr
KMKM
ប្រើប្រាស់ (bưrưưư)
bưrưưư
KO한국어
연기를 피우다 (yeon-gi-re pi-u-da)
yeon-gi-re pi-u-da
MRMR
धुम्र (dhómra)
dhóm-ra
MSBahasa Melayu
merokok
me-ro-kok
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက် (kyaw-thet)
kyaw-thet
NLNederlands
roken
ro-ken
NONorsk
røyk
røyk
PAPA
ਗੁ Fuzz (gu fuzz)
gu fuzz
PLPolski
dymować
dym-o-vat
PTPortuguês
enfumar
en-foo-mar
RORomână
fumiga
foo-mee-ga
RUРусский
задымлять
za-dy-mlyat
SVSvenska
rök
rok
SWKiswahili
kuta
koo-ta
TAதமிழ்
புகையிலை (pugaiyilai)
pu-ga-yi-lai
TEతెలుగు
పొగ (poga)
po-ga
THไทย
รมควัน (rom kwun)
rom kwun
TLTL
usok
oo-sok
TRTürkçe
dumanlı hale getirmek
du-man-li ha-le ge-tir-mek
UKУкраїнська
палити
pa-li-ti
URاردو
دھواں (dhõàn)
dhõàn
VITiếng Việt
khói
khoy
YOYO
gbe
gbe
ZH中文
熏烟 (xūn yān)
xõn yán
ZUZU
ukusho
oo-koo-sho

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